Tanglewood Tales

by Hawthorne, Nathaniel

Tanglewood Tales for Boys and Girls, published in1853, is a book by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne, a sequel to A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys. It is a re-writing of well-known Greek myths in a volume for children.The book includes the myths of:Theseus and the Minotaur (Chapter : "The Minotaur")Antaeus and the Pygmies (Chapter: "The Pygmies")Dragon's Teeth (Chapter: "The Dragon's Teeth")Circe's Palace (Chapter: "Circe's Palace")Proserpina, Ceres, Pluto, and the Pomegranate Seed (Chapter: "The Pomegranate Seed")Jason and the Golden Fleece (Chapter: "The Golden Fleece")

First Edition Identification

The book was first published  in 1853 by Boston: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, featuring 8 full-page black and white illustrations. 

Other Collectible or Notable Editions

Published in 1918 by Hodder and Stoughton, London. 500 copies of this edition were released and signed by the illustrator Edmund Dulac. This book features 14 tipped-in colour plates, pictorial endpapers, grey paper covered boards, and decorative gilt to spine. This edition was published in 1921 by Penn Publishing Co, Philadelphia. This publication features Illustrations by Virginia Frances Sterrett, gilt lettering to the cover and spine, pictorial end papers, and twenty-two full page color illustrations. 

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1892
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Boston-New York: Houghton-Mifflin Co., 1892. TANGLEWOOD TALES (For Girls and Boys; Being A Second Wonder Book)- Nathaniel Hawthorne- Illustrated by George Wharton Edwards- Houghton-Mifflin Co.- Boston-New York, The Riverside Press, Cambridge- 1892 (on title page) (c1887 in this edition)- Hardcover:- 4to- VG++/ no jacket as issued- Original beveled blue cloth with gilt titles on spine and cover, pastedown of Theseus… Read more about this item
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Boston-New York: Houghton-Mifflin Co., 1887. TANGLEWOOD TALES (For Girls and Boys; Being A Second Wonder Book)- Nathaniel Hawthorne- Illustrated by George Wharton Edwards- Houghton-Mifflin Co.- Boston-New York, The Riverside Press, Cambridge- 1887- 1st Edition-1st Printing-Thus- no further date on copyright page( 1st Edition in this format with illustrator being Edwards)- Hardcover:- 4to- FINE/ no jacket as issued- book in protective… Read more about this item
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Philadelphia: Penn Publishing Co., 1921. First Edition with Sterrett's Illustrations. Hard Cover. vg. Quarto. 261pp Blue cloth with color pictorial paste-on to front cover. Gilt lettering to cover and spine. Twenty-two full page beautiful color illustrations with tissue guards. Pictorial endpapers. Front and rear gutter shows some separation. Very small stamp of school and address on front free… Read more about this item
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London: Duckworth & Co., 1914 A good copy in the original blue decorative cloth binding with 16 plates by Milo Winter. The blue cloth binding has a black design and gilt titles to the front board and a gilt and black design with gilt titles to the spine. Both are bright but with some wear. The spine is pulled at… Read more about this item
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1918
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London, New York, Toronto: Hodder and Stoughton [1918]. 4to.Illustrated. Signed limited edition. xii, 245 pp. Half vellum on card boards with gilt lettering and decoration to spine. Slight darkening to the boards and some wear to the extremities, with flaking to the edges of the boards. Binding firm with some spotting internally, particularly to the fore edge and endpapers. Beautifully… Read more about this item
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by Nathaniel Hawthorne ( Edmund Dulac )

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1918
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London, New York Toronto: Hodder and Stoughton, 1918. Book. Illus. by Edmund Dulac. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First UK Edition, First Printing. n.d. [1918] Pp. 245. All 14 tipped-in colour plates present. Publisher's tan cloth with maroon and orange designs to upper board and spine, gilt lettering to spine, illustrated endpapers. The original fragile jacket is… Read more about this item
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Small folio. 14 color plates by Edmund Dulac tipped-in on Japan vellum. 3/4 gilt and blindstamped vellum over tan boards, pictorial endpapers, uncut. No dust jacket. Very good (spine slightly soiled). 245 pages. Number 162 of 500 numbered copies, signed by Dulac on limitation page.
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London, New York & Toronto: Hodder & Stoughton. Hardback (No Dust Wrapper.). Poor. Spine worn at the ends and starting to detach from the boards. Gently bruised at the head, tail and corners of the binding. Hinges cracked fore and aft, slightly weak throughout the block. The contents complete, clean and bright however. . Edmund Dulac. Hardback. Physically… Read more about this item
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1918
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London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1918. Limited. hardcover. very good(+). Dulac. Illustrated by Edmund Dulac with 14 tipped-in colour plates, pictorial endpapers; intermittent foxing throughout. 4to., pp.(viii), 245, half vellum over grey paper-covered boards, gilt, decorative gilt to spine. London: Hodder & Stoughton, (1918). Very good (+).<br/><br/> Deluxe limited edition, signed by Dulac, number 313 of 500 copies,<br/><br/> … Read more about this item
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by Hawthorne, Nathaniel.

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New York.: McLoughlin Brothers., c. 1890.. First edition thus. . Decorated hard cover. . Near fine copy (very light shelf wear). . 4to.. Illustrated in black, white and color. Very scarce in this condition.
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Tanglewood Tales

by Hawthorne, Nathaniel

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1913
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Chicago: Rand McNally & Company. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly worn, front hinge cracked, . owner name on front flyleaf.. 1913. Later Printing. Hardcover. Blue cloth binding. Illustrations by Winter, including eight color plates. Hawthorne's retelling of six Greek myths. Decorative endpapers. Bookseller's ticket on rear pastedown endpaper. ; The Windermere Series; 8vo … Read more about this item
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TANGLEWOOD TALES: A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys

TANGLEWOOD TALES: A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys

by Hawthorne, Nathaniel

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London: Frederick Warne and Co., 1890. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Reprint. 8vo. No date, C. 1890 - prize bookplate dated 1893. Pp. 379. Contemporary full polished tan calf prize binding with extensive gilt tooled decoration to the spine, black title label, gilt dentelles to edges. All edges marbled blue to match end papers. Binding fine with a little rubbing… Read more about this item
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TANGLEWOOD TALES : Illustrated By Edmund Dulac

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1918
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London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1918. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Good+. Dulac, Edmund. Beautifully illustrated Edition with 14 Full-Colour Tipped-In Plates by Edmund Dulac. Re-Telling of 6 Greek Myths by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The Minotaur; The Pygmies; The Dragon's Teeth; Circe's Palace; The Pomegranate Seeds; The Golden Fleece. Buff cloth cover illustrated with Red Centaurs. Red and Earth Yellow Decoration… Read more about this item
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Tanglewood Tales

by Hawthorne, Nathaniel (Dulac, Edmund - illust)

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1938
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Hodder and Stoughton, 1938. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/Fair. The much worn and torn dustjacket has now a clear cellophane protective cover. The cloth cover has wear and markings from handling and storage. The inside front cover has a faint previous owner inscription. The initial text pages have foxing, but the condition of the robust, stoic, clear, bold pages… Read more about this item
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Tanglewood Tales: Greek Mythology for Kids

by Hawthorne, Nathaniel

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Planet, 2018. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Tanglewood Tales

Tanglewood Tales

by Hawthorne Nathaniel, Illustrated by Ruth Moorwood

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London: London: Nelson Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. green cloth, undated (prob. early 20C), generally nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Ruth Moorwood.
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Tanglewood Tales

by Hawthorne, Nathaniel

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1930
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Akron, Ohio: The Saalfield Publishing Company, 1930. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo. Orig. burgundy cloth. 252 pp. Seven full-page B&W illustrations in text. Slight sunning to spine, a few spots of rubbing to extremities. Interior is age toned. Else fine.
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1966
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London and New York: J. M. Dent; Dutton, 1966. Fine and bright. 8vo. viii, 248p. Illustrated by S, Van Abbe (1883-1955) with eight color plates and 15 black and white drawings. Bound in full red calf with marbled endpapers, a.e.g., the spine with title labels in blue and green gilt and with elaborate panel decorations, the covers with… Read more about this item
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Tanglewood Tales

by Nathaniel Hawthorne

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1974
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J. M. Dent & Sons, London, 1974. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: S. Van Abbe. Dust jacket is worn at edges, tiny chips and tears, and light sun-fading to spine. Size: 8vo Octavo (8 to 9 inches). Text body is clean. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Light foxing front/rear pages, but… Read more about this item
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Tanglewood Tales

by Nathaniel Hawthorne

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1947
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James R Martin, 1947. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1947. No Edition Remarks. 180 pages. Green dust jacket with lettering over orange cloth. Moderate tanning, with light foxing and marking to pages. Some rub-marking and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Binding remains firm. Unclipped jacket… Read more about this item
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